The Miami-Dade County Police Department, one of the 10 largest law enforcement agencies in the U.S., has instructed its officers to issue promises to appear and civil citations for all misdemeanor crimes during the COVID-19 outbreak barring “exigent circumstances” requiring an arrest, a spokesperson confirmed to The Appeal. “The department’s direction is the utilization of Promise To Appear (PTA) and Civil Citations for misdemeanor crimes … unless exigent circumstances requir

Bail reform is doing more harm than good. Bail reforms are focused on improving political posturing rather than public safety. They are set on selfless and ill-conceived grounds trying to gauge a defendant’s release eligibility. Current bail practices are proving to be unfair since low-income defendants can’t post the same bail amount as the wealthy ones. The goal of being granted bail is for you to be released as you await trial and prepare your legal defenses. In this proce